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{{for|the Zebulon, North Carolina radio station that held the call sign WAJC at 90.5 FM from 2002 to 2010|WVRD}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo                =
| name                = WAJC
| airdate             = April 2013
| frequency           = 88.1 [[megahertz|MHz]]
| city                = [[Newport, Minnesota]]
| area                = [[Dakota County, Minnesota]]<br>Southern [[Washington County, Minnesota]]
| format              = [[Contemporary Christian music]]
| owner               = Maranatha Assembly of God Church
| translator          = W219DT (91.7 MHz, [[North Branch, Minnesota]])
| facility_id         = 174134
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| erp                 = 5,520 [[watt]]s
| haat                = {{convert|22|m|sp=us}}
| branding            = ''Real Life Radio''
| class               = A
| webcast             = [https://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=wajc-ir Listen Live]
| website             = [https://yourliferadio.com/ Official Website]
| callsign_meaning    = [[Walter Ralston Martin|'''WA'''lter Martin]], [[Jesus Christ|'''J'''esus '''C'''hrist]]
| sister_stations     =
}}
'''WAJC''' 88.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Newport, Minnesota]], and serving the south central [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] metropolitan area. The station broadcasts a [[Contemporary Christian music]] format and is owned by the Maranatha Assembly of God Church. Its transmitter is located in a park near [[Coates, Minnesota|Coates]].
<ref>[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=174134 WAJC] fcc.gov. Accessed November 25, 2013</ref>
==History==
On April 19, 2010, the FCC granted a construction permit to the Religious Information Network for a new noncommercial radio station on 88.1&nbsp;MHz at Newport, a southeastern suburb of the [[Twin Cities]]. RIN intended to program a listener-supported station with a variety of Christian and community programming.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kispert-Smith |first=Amber |date=2011-08-03 |title=Broadcasting faith to Woodbury |language=en |work=RiverTowns.net |url=https://www.rivertowns.net/lifestyle/944762-broadcasting-faith-woodbury |access-date=2020-11-19}}</ref><ref name="Harlow">{{Cite news |last=Harlow |first=Tim |date=2011-08-27 |title=New Christian radio station to broadcast from Woodbury |work=Star Tribune |url=https://www.startribune.com/new-christian-radio-station-to-broadcast-from-woodbury/128342633/ |access-date=2020-11-19}}</ref><ref name="Shaw831">Shaw, Bob. "Washington County - Christian radio station in the works - Founder aims to discuss faith, doctrines", ''[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]''. August 31, 2011. p. B10.</ref><ref>"[https://christiannewsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Chr-Exam-MN-10.12.pdf New Christian Radio Station Plans to Launch in December]", ''Minnesota Christian Examiner''. Volume 34, No. 10. October 2012. p. 5. Retrieved November 19, 2020.</ref> The first two letters of its call sign, WAJC, stood for the station manager's father, [[Walter Ralston Martin|Walter Martin]], and the last two stood for [[Jesus Christ]].<ref name="Harlow"/><ref name="Shaw831"/><ref name="Shaw721">Shaw, Bob. "Child of former Christian radio star plans to launch station in Washington County", ''[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]''. July 21, 2011.</ref> Its slogan was "Radio With a Mission".<ref name="Harlow"/> Among the programming planned for the station were recordings of Walter Martin's radio program, ''[[The Bible Answer Man]]''.<ref name="Shaw831"/><ref name="Shaw721"/>
The station began broadcasting in April 2013 and was branded "The Remnant".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcasting News-April 2013 |url=http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news0413.html |date=April 12, 2013|access-date=November 19, 2020|website=www.northpine.com}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.wtfda.org/vud110s/2013/09-2013EVUD.pdf Format and Slogan Changes]", ''VHF-UHF Digest''. September 2013. p. 9. Retrieved November 19, 2020.</ref> "The Remnant" was the student-produced [[Christian rock]] format from the [[University of Northwestern – St. Paul]], which was simulcast on the HD4 subchannel of that school's [[KTIS-FM]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcasting News-October 2015 |url=https://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news1015.html |access-date=2020-11-19 |website=www.northpine.com}}</ref> In 2016, the station was sold to the Maranatha Assembly of God Church for $52,000.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=2015-10-30 |title=Station Sales Week Of 10/30 |language=en-US |work=RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/95043/station-sales-week-of-1030/ |access-date=2020-11-19}}</ref><ref>"[http://www.insideradio.com/features/deal_digest/deal-digest-for-the-week-of-january-28-2016/article_4f68da0e-c571-11e5-9cb6-9f9cd6ea9d0b.html Deal Digest for the week of January 28, 2016]", ''Inside Radio''. January 28, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2020.</ref>
==Translator==
In 2017, Maranatha Assembly of God Church purchased [[FM translator]] 91.7 W219DT in [[North Branch, Minnesota]] for $50,000, and the translator began rebroadcasting WAJC.<ref>"[http://radioinsight.com/headlines/118921/station-sales-week-721/ Station Sales Week Of 7/21]", ''Radio Insight''. July 21, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.</ref><ref>"[http://www.insideradio.com/features/deal_digest/deal-digest---july-20-2017/article_e00fb00c-6d16-11e7-a692-23eeff95600d.html Deal Digest - July 20, 2017]", ''Inside Radio''. July 20, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.</ref>
{{RadioTranslators
|callsign        = WAJC
|call1           = W219DT
|freq1           = 91.7
|fid1            = 139325
|watts1          = 50
|haat1           = 11
|class1          = D
|city1           = North Branch, Minnesota
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://realliferadio.fm WAJC's website]
* [http://realchurch.org Maranatha Assembly of God Church's website]
* {{FM station data|174134|WAJC}}
{{Minneapolis-St. Paul Radio}}
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[[Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2013]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Minnesota]]